Undem / Weinreich Advances in Vagal Afferent Neurobiology

Erscheinungsjahr 2005
ISBN: 978-0-203-49231-4
Verlag: Taylor & Francis
Format: PDF
Kopierschutz: Adobe DRM (»Systemvoraussetzungen)

E-Book, Englisch, 556 Seiten

Reihe: Frontiers in Neuroscience

Taking a comprehensive approach in which all aspects of the vagal afferent system are considered, from the terminals in the visceral tissues to the neural pathways within the central nervous system, this extensive text reviews the development, neurochemistry, anatomy, biophysics, pharmacology, and physiology of the vagal afferent nerves. The authors present experimental techniques used to investigate the development, morphology, electrophysiology and reflex function of the vagal afferent nerves, and include state-of-the-art reviews of vagal afferent neurobiology by some of the world's leading experts in these fields.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Undem, Bradley J.

Weinreich, Daniel

Fachgebiete

• Medizin | Veterinärmedizin Medizin | Public Health | Pharmazie | Zahnmedizin Klinische und Innere Medizin Gastroentereologie, Proktologie
• Naturwissenschaften Biowissenschaften Biowissenschaften Neurobiologie, Verhaltensbiologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Development and Plasticity
The Embryology of Vagal Sensory Neurons, C.V. H. Baker
Vagal Afferent Neurons: Neurotrophic Factors and Epigenetic Influences, C.J. Helke
Vagal Sensory Ganglion Neurons
Voltage-Gated Ion Channels in Vagal Afferent Neurons, J.H. Schild, K.D. Alfrey, and B.Y. Li
Electrophysiological Studies of Target-Identified Vagal Afferent Cell Bodies, D. Weinreich
Vagal Sensory Nerve Terminals
Advances in Neural Tracing of Vagal Afferent Nerves andTerminals, T.L. Powley and R.J. Phillips
Mechanotransduction by Vagal Tension Receptors in the Upper Gut, S.J.H. Brookes, V.P. Zagorodnyuk, and M. Costa
Chemical Transduction in Vagal Afferent Nerve Endings, M.J. Carr
Connection in the CNS
Synaptic Transmission in the Nucleus Tractus Solitarius (NTS), A.C. Bonham and C.-Y. Chen
Nitroxergic Modulation in the NTS: Implications for Cardiovascular Function, J.F.R. Paton, J. Deuchars, S. Wang, and S. Kasparov
Monoaminergic Modulation in the Brainstem: Implication for Airway Function, M.A. Haxhiu, C.T. Moore, and P. Kc
Organ Specific Afferent Nerve
Bronchopulmonary Vagal Afferent Nerves, L.-Y. Lee and B.J. Undem
Vagal Afferents Innervating the Gastrointestinal Tract, M.J. Beyak and D. Grundy
Cardiac Vagal Afferent Nerves, H.D. Schultz
Vagal Reflexes and Sensation
Vagal Afferent Nerve Stimulated Reflexes in the GI Tract, J.N. Sengupta and R. Shaker
Reflexes Initiated by Activation of the Vagal Afferent Nerves Innervating the Airways and Lungs, B.J. Canning and S.B. Mazzone
Axon Reflex and Neurogenic Inflammation in Vagal Afferent Nerves, G. Piedimonte
Vagal Afferents and Visceral Pain, W. Jänig
Electrical Stimulation of the Vagus Nerve for the Treatment of Epilepsy, S.C. Schachter
Index